Questions tagged [properties]
Questions about accessing object properties or attributes while scripting
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I am trying to add a custiom property to an add on but it shows me an error
I am following this video
https://youtu.be/XqX5wh4YeRw?t=2451
i have done everything the same way but it does not seem to work
here is my code
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Bugs with Animation of tank. Blender 2.83 stl
Well, I'm trying to do a tank like in this tutorial :https://youtu.be/q5fjslhomsI
1.There are often bugs with metric system. It just doesn't work properly that good!
C'mon I have to make stiffness ...
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Active Keyframe Panel is not showing in the graph editor
I have selected a keyframe in the graph editor and I want to view it's properties.
I selected keyframes in the graph editor.
Pressed N key and tried pulling out the side arrow.
Instead of getting the ...
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Using custom socket types in node tree - can't assign PointerProperty
I am working on a Blender addon based on the node system. I would like to be able to pass my own custom types through the node tree. Currently I can use the following types: FloatProperty, IntProperty,...
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Create a new panel for the DrawFreeHandSpline with the data about resolution/ geometry Extrude & Bevel?
i would like to create a quick simpler panel for the drawspline.
So that i can change the" resolution "the " fill mode" and "object-target" of the spline like in the ...
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Unable to use LMB in any properties to increase or decrease values
Blender version 2.90.1 on a Mac (version 10.15.6) using a Magic Mouse
In any properties view I am unable to use LMB and drag to increase or decrease values. I tried to find anything in preferences ...
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Missing Settings on Light Point Menu
I am new to blender, trying to edit light and shadow parameters. I came across the following.
I had added a light point to the workspace. When I click on it (the light point object), the menu on the ...
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How can I print the string of a parameter from a property?
Let's say I have this custom property fu3dm_model_gender: ...
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Node properties panel missing in compositor
In the compositor, there is the properties panel which allows us to change properties of the nodes added.
It is usually retracted and indicated by a small triangle on the top right, as indicated on ...
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How to Keymap a Custom Operator with Properties
I have a custom python file where I setup my keymaps like this:
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Can i create an object property for sharing a color value across rendering engines?
We're currently using Blender3D in the GLSL rendering regime only and little on EEVEE lately.
Our problem is we frequently need to update viewport and render views with similar values to compare ...
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Objects show as outlines instead of solids
I've recently installed blender and when I open the software the cube in the workspace is not in solid form. It is shown using lines and, also, when I add a new object it is not filled but it is shown ...
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how to call a floating properties window and display the modifiers tab?
Well, what I want is that after a shortcut, a floating window appear with the properties area sowing the "modifier" tab. I almost get it to work. But I have an error. Here is my code
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Copy Custom Property and set it as a suffix of an object's name
How to copy selected object's property and set it as a suffix of an object's name?
I have 3 objects in the scene, named a,b,c. Each one of them have a custom property named id with a corresponding ...
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How to get Property Panel attached My Panel?
I want to get "Use Count" Panel to attach to My Panel, what should I do? I know its Class is "PARTICLE_PT_render_collection_use_count", as shown below. Hope to get help, Many ...
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FloatProperty setter; default implementation [duplicate]
I'm trying to create a custom property and do some work as the property is set. I previously used the update function; which worked great, except it never got ...
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How do I make the cursor reset to the middle of the object?
I have two objects that were mirrored using the mirror modifier. After I was complete with the object, I separated them to begin rigging. For some reason, the object that was separated still has its ...
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Options Missing in Properties Panel
I am pretty new to Blender, although I could not find a similar enough question for the problem I am experiencing. When I select an object in my scene, the materials section on the properties panel is ...
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How can I make color retain its properties behind glass?
Every time I apply a glass sphere around my eye, to give it the circular texture and glossiness, it creates a couple problems. The iris color changes as I put the eyeball into the glass sphere. I've ...
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Finding the object in an update handler on a bpy.types.PropertyGroup member [duplicate]
If you add an update handler to a property applied directly to bpy.types.Object it works great; in you're callback handler self ...
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Smoke and fire problem v2.83.5
Hello I had just recently downloaded the app and i'm having problems with the smoke and fire rendering on an object. I'm able to get "quick smoke" to work on an object but the animation ...
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Polymorthic PropertyGroup
What's the best practice for polymorthic properties? I want to associate a type with an object; Cylinder, Thread, Cube etc. For each type I want properties associated, but as the object can only be ...
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Rain and Splash Effects I can't see type fluid why?
I can't see the same properties types than on the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35bbyAJodEQ 11:38 is it normal on the last blender version and how I can add this property on the domain cube, ...
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Python- Panel and Redo Panel Hooks and Method
i'm using 2.83.4
and if someone could point me to a tutorial on hooking controls from a panel and how to get the redo panel to work right, that would help immensely!
HalfKill is basically the same as ...
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pack addon with custom properties and directories 2.8
I currently have an addon that works fine. It really is a fairly simple file explorer with a preview, which takes the path of the elements to find from the directory where the script is.
my goal now ...
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Checkbox array functioning as one. How do you separate the checkboxes
I trying to see if this is possible. I want to have the ability to choose which frames to re-render with checkboxes.
First issue I am having is that the checkboxes active and de-active together. I ...
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What are the Cycles specific Viewport Display settings in the material tab good for?
The material tab contains a Viewport display panel. Here you can set the color to display a mesh in green in solid mode for example.
But there is also a Setting sub panel. And its content does simply ...
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How to make a growing unique index (IntProperty) of the objects?
I would like to assign a unique Immutable index of the objects that are added in the scene.
I want this unique index to be stored in an object type property (Relative to the object)
Obviously the ...
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Get name of the opened file in the Text Editor [duplicate]
I need to get name of the opened file using blender script.
Note: I need to get name through my addon, not through Blender Text Editor
Something like that: bpy.data.texts["Text12"].name (...
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How do I make a hotkey that changes a property? [duplicate]
In my addon (Blender 2.8) I would like to have a hotkey that changes the value of a Property (to be exact: a BoolProperty which is a part of a PropertyGroup). I have found a way of doing this for an ...
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Animation Nodes Custom Properties not updating in Render
rel: Custom Properties value in Animation Nodes
Hi!
I was really amazed to be able to control my animation nodes by custom properties, but while they perfectly update in the blender preview, they wont ...
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Blender python - edit custom property of a specific object [duplicate]
I am new to python. I would like to get a custom property of an object (not context.object) in a scene, for example "Object" (where my custom properties are assigned) and edit them via my ...
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'prop_menu_enum' dropdown gives random results, when passing generated List to the scene enum
Blender 2.83.1 LTS under Windows 10.
I'm trying to make a Generalised preset tool, which reads in Json files and ultimately writes (to learn a bit more).
I get odd results in my 'prop_menu_enum' when ...
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Using Space Mouse Pro on Google Virtual Machine
I'm trying to set up my Space Mouse Pro to work with my nvidia-gaming-windows-server-2019-4-vm on Google Cloud. I have managed to connect it using USB Network Gate and it is detected by Windows Server,...
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Why can't I display an EnumProperty in a UIList?
Actually, I know how to "insert" or "add" custom properties into a UIList in blender 2.8.
But actually I'm stuck with enum and collection properties.
I don't know why I can't ...
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Make an object Always face the camera, and always be upright?
So I'm planning a new portfolio piece, and for it to turn out how I want, I need some help with constraints. There is going to be a star that always faces the camera, and that much I figured out. The ...
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Boolean Property as a Button [duplicate]
How do I put a Boolean Property as a button? What I mean by that is a clickable button that turns on/off every time you click it.
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How to check for an operator property
Trying to modify this to show up in the keymap instead of in toolsettings
https://developer.blender.org/D6322
Creator says it was done as a tool setting so it can know when to draw facedots in xray. ...
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Properties Panel doesn't exhibit Object creation Popup
When working with an N-Panel addon, a basic row.operator button, when pressed, exhibits the primitive creation parameters popup (add Cube in this example):
The N-panel (where it works as intended)
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How to use multiple dots in idnames
In add-on operators, you are required to give an idname to each operator. Commonly, it is category.operator. This results in calling the operator with ...
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Accessing nodes in a node group to draw float property in panel
I would Like to access the position of the element of a color ramp and directly draw that in the panel as a Float Value Slider so whenever the value in that slider is changed it updates in the color ...
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Drawing Float Property
I needed a Help in Drawing a Property Group,
I created a Color ramp in Line 78 and needed Control for the Slider and for that I assigned this to the position_control in line number 85.
and I wanted to ...
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How can I display a FloatVector without it being editable by the user?
I am writing a python script that takes some user input in the operator and does a calculation. The result is three floats, which I would like to display in a nice form like FloatVector but I don’t ...
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Armature custom properties?
Custom properties added to the armature tab do not appear on the item tab of the 3d viewport side bar, unlike the object tab and the bones tab.
I’m curious about how to check armature custom ...
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Smoke is not showing up in Properties Tab
Smoke isn't showing up in my properties tab in Blender 2.8, what can I do?
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Replicate value stored in object into properties of new one
I would like to duplicate, for example, a cylinder with its number of vertices stored in its properties, and tweak this value if needded.
To do this, I click on a gizmo, and a new cylinder is created,...
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Workspace custom property doesn't work as driver's variable
I've tried to use a workspace's Custom Property as a variable for a Driver, but it looks like the path to the Custom Property is broken. Is there anything that needs to be added to the properties path?...
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How to create a PointerProperty to bpy.data.node_groups?
I would need to store many properties in bpy.data.node_groups, and I was thinking of registering a pointer to a class, but I don't understand how to do it and if it's possible.
My classic way of ...
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How to get Properties Editor tabs context for the active object?
I'm trying to find the available Properties Editor tabs of the active object. bpy.context.space_data.context (when accessed inside the Properties Editor) indicates ...
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Problems with Blender 2.82 console failing to display relevant events
I am new to Blender scripting and am encountering some headaches. With debug mode set to 'true' the console is failing to display info when I add a new material or change a material in the 'Material ...
